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Stern rail seats JoeK at 12:23pm 10.03.21 Ask A Beneteau Owner 5/2658 Thinking of buying a 2014 Beneteau 34 but it has no stern rail seats like my former Hunter or Catali
Water Heater replacement for H31 Galind at 12:13pm 10.03.21 Ask All Sailors 8/965 Has anyone replaced their water heater with heat exchanger on a H31? The water heater locker is 16"
Electronic enclosure box for Beneteau Eileen L. at 10:58am 10.03.21 Ask All Sailors 3/647 I own a Beneteau Oceanis 37 and can't find the electronics enclosure box. Does anyone know where it
1999 Seaward s25 yanmar 1gm10 loose /stripped motor mount bolt repair (2) Williammiller100 at 8:16am 10.03.21 Engines and Propulsion 26/2257 198943198943198944 My son's boat is in Oahu. He is on deployment but we will both be there on 10/14
Looking for a drawer from a 78 Catalina 25 Knot Happy at 6:28am 10.03.21 Parts Search 2/504 Looking for a teak drawer from a 78 Catalina 25 that fits right below the sink. Any help would be g
Question on a 'new' Hunter 40.5 baycloud at 8:35pm 10.02.21 Big Boats 22/3604 Hey all, I'm finally in a place to look for a new sailboat to upgrade from my 23' Oday. The hunter 4
Tiller "slop" thoughts ricksoth at 8:29pm 10.02.21 Ask All Sailors 16/2561
Mariner 2+2 Fiberglass Construction BierBarge at 7:25pm 10.02.21 Ask An Oday Owner 3/626 Hi Folks, I posted in the Trailer Sailer forum (see: Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy?) regarding
Flooded O'Day Mariner - Am I Crazy? BierBarge at 7:16pm 10.02.21 Trailer Sailors 36/5429 Hi folks! First post here, so hopefully this is in the right forum. I very recently came across an
Hunter 45CC Rudder Bearings esedenka at 5:08pm 10.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 2/744 2006 45CC. I was feeling some movement in the steering wheel occasionally, most while under power. H
flush ceiling led lights (1) tadd5181 at 10:00am 10.02.21 Big Boats 7/1272 I have a Hunter 42', ("420") built 2000. Some of the flush ceiling lights are inoperative (corroded
Embarrassing Moments Phil Herring at 9:20am 10.02.21 Ask All Sailors 17/1491 What a great day to share an embarrassing story about yourself! C'mon, everybody has them. Own it.
Hunter 376 Water Tank Shut Off Access (1) duck21 at 7:59am 10.02.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 3/1106 Hi all, A question for the Hunter 376 owners out there.... How/where do you access the tap to the
Pitch All U Get at 7:51am 10.02.21 Ask All Sailors 4/592 Hi all, I have a Max prop, thanks to the PO, and was wondering if I could measure the pitch of the
Running main halyard to cockpit / 18.5 MHJ at 7:47am 10.02.21 Smaller Boats 13/2042 Hello; I found some old posts about running the main halyard on an 18.5 through a block at the base
Hunter legend 37.5 Port and Stbd rod rigging set up inside the boat (2) destiny12 at 3:02am 10.02.21 Big Boats 7/1593 Dear All, Am planning to do a circumnavigation starting in 2023, and am preparing the boat. A conce
Sailboat Drone SandCat at 7:16pm 10.01.21 Ask All Sailors 13/1385 You may have seen in the news where NOAA sailed drones into Hurricane Sam this week. Pretty cool te
Best Fill for Drill and Tap (1) KZW at 2:45pm 10.01.21 Catalina 310 26/3858
Vision 32 side ports? 1StVision at 1:05pm 10.01.21 Ask A Hunter Owner 5/1061 Hi All, My first post here. A couple of years ago I bought a Vision 32. After decades of owning sail
Force 10 Stove Replacement for Legend 35.5 DLLawrence at 12:53pm 10.01.21 Big Boats 1/565 Looks like my old Hillerange is going down fast. After some research, it appears the closest like

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Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Davidasailor26 at 12:15pm 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 12:11pm 10.22.24 I think the failure mode would be delamination, and only leakage and smell in the event of massive
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass dLj at 12:00pm 10.22.24 If one should find oneself backed into such a corner and require a really oddball custom tank, wha
Winterising Davidasailor26 at 11:54am 10.22.24 Why not just use air compressor to blow all the water out of it instead of using antifreeze? And fw
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Alan Gomes at 11:53am 10.22.24 Do not, under any circumstances, listen to this mental black hole ! ! ! ! If the engine runs fine
Serious Catalina 30 Oil Canning on Factory Cradle KCofKC at 11:50am 10.22.24 Not seeing the cradle I can't address this but to me it seems there is not enough weight on the keel
A Fall adventure for a Sailor and his wife BigEasy at 11:46am 10.22.24 We are out of the woods today. How are the crowds down east, this time of year?
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Ralph Johnstone at 11:45am 10.22.24 The yard is stumped and is now suggesting replacing the injector pump (pricey). Do not, under any
Catalina 385 weight? KCofKC at 11:44am 10.22.24 It can vary, like many say the weight it the projected build weight and this can vary. I can also t
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:28am 10.22.24 There's very little if any UV damage to anything INSIDE a boat...You can use nylon anywhere below de
Winterising Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:24am 10.22.24
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 11:14am 10.22.24 Because of how small the tank is, if I ever have to repair it - then I would look into an integral
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Richard19068 at 11:02am 10.22.24 Nylon is fine for below decks use. but it has no UV resistance...exposure to natural light turns it
Wrapping a stainless tank in fiberglass Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:37am 10.22.24 If one should find oneself backed into such a corner and require a really oddball custom tank, what
Yanmar engine life RickK at 10:25am 10.22.24 I'd say 2800 hours on the engine as a really wild guess. What's the reading on the hour meter ? F
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Peggie Hall HeadMistress at 10:20am 10.22.24 Nylon is fine for below decks use. but it has no UV resistance...exposure to natural light turns it
My rudder broke off wardk at 9:59am 10.22.24 The boat was on a mooring buoy.
Toilet Intake Hose ....modification Richard19068 at 9:58am 10.22.24 The couple of tee's shown above look like plastic or maybe nylon. Are these okay for below water lin
Yanmar engine life RickK at 9:57am 10.22.24 Hey, Is / was the engine in salt water or fresh water? With fresh water I would say a very long ti
Universal M25XP dies after 30 to 40 minutes Alan Gomes at 9:42am 10.22.24 On our 1991 Catalina 30, the Universal M25XP engine has been stopping shortly after it reaches oper

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